Couch-bed.



0. GASAU & 0. MARKLBIN.

GOUCH BED.

APPLIGATION FILED MAL?, 1910.

Patentad Aug. 18, 1914;

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WITNESSES' 0. GASAU da 0. MARKLBIN.

COUGH BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 7, 1910,

Patented Allg. 18, 1914.

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ATTRNE F5' 0. GASAU & O. MARKLEIN.

GOUCH BBD.

APPUGAMON FILED 141111.11910.

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OTTO GASAU AND OTTO MABKLEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

Application led March 7, 1910. Serial No. 547,657.

To all ywhom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, OTro GASAU and O'r'ro Mainuiniiv, citizens of theUnited States, and residing in the city of New York2 borough ofBrooklyn, in the county ot Kings and State of N ew York, have invent-`ed a ne and' Improved Couch-Bed, ot which the following is a full7clear, and exact specification.

The invention is intended. more particularly for embodiment in that formof couch beds in which a fixed section and a relatively movable sectionare adapted to be brought alongside each other to form a double bed, orin a position with one section above the other; and a main object of theinvention is to provide an improved means for facilitating the. shiftingof the movable section from either one of its positions to the other.

We also have for our object to provide. improvements in the detailconstruction; to improve the appearance of the bed; to provide animproved way of supporting the movable section above the fixed one; andto provide clear spaces beneath the fixed section and between the topfranicsof the respective sections for use as stowage compartn'ients.

Other objects and advantages of the present Construction Will appearfrom the de scription of the Specific example given to illustrate oneembodiment of our invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying. drawings forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar characters o f reterence indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. Y Figure 1 is aplan view of oarimproved bed with the 1sections in the open position, portions being'broken away; Fig. 2 is a side or end elevation of the bed with thesections iii-the open position; Fig. 3 is an end View .of the bed withthe sections in the closed orl folded position; Fig. 4 is al brokenlongitu- `dinal sectional view-substantially on the line 4- of Fig. 3;Fig. 5 is a partial en d elevation with the sections in the openposition,` the 4view being given to illustrate a slight modification inthe way of supporting the shifting leve; of the movable section; lfig. 6is a broken front elevation of the form shown iii Fig. 5; and Fig. T is,a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a further modification. n

The two bed sections are joined by a lever nect the front and rear legsofthe fixed section, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, and also preferablythere is a bar 16 connecting the two front legs and formed of angleiron.

A shifting lever 20 is provided for the movable section, and is soarranged` as t0 be capable of shifting the movable section in an arcuatepath from a position above the fixed section to a position alongside thelatter, or vice versa. The lever 20 hasits fulcruni on the front legs ofthe iixed section at a point between the top and bottom of the saidfixed section. Ve form the lever of such a shape and provide such anarrangement of springs in connection therewith, as to enable 'us to getthe proper action of the lever and springs to facilitate the shiftingrof the movable section While fulcruining'. the'lever on the leg of thefixed section. The advantage of locating the fulcrum of the lever on theleg of the fixed section as distinguished from the other parts of thesection is, that a clearer entrance is providedl at the) ends for anyarticles to be stowed under theI bed when the sections are folded.

in the form shown in Figs. l, 2 and 4, there is a lever B() at each endof the bed, and these levers are fulcrunied on a connecting bar 21, towhich the levers are rig-y idly attached, this bar being mounted to rochin bearings in the lega as indicated best in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. In thementioned gures it will also be noticed that the conmeeting bar 21 ofthe levers is arranged behind the front. angle bar 16 which connectsthe. legs of the fixed section, so that the connecting bar 21 is notconspicuous. The levers are pivoted as at on any suitable member of themovable section, and above the pivots Q3 the levers are formed withhandles 24, having knobs or equivalent formations to facilitate themanipnlationv of the levers, and with them, the movable section. in theforni shown, the pivots 23 of the levers are on end bars 26 of themovable section, these bars extending for the greater ortion of theirlength such a'distance beow the top frame 11 of the movable section asto cause said bars 26, when the movable section is above the fixedsection, to rest on the top frame 10 of the fixed section, and therebyspace'the mattress supports 12 of the respective sections in a way toprovide .an open stowage compartment 27, as best illustrated in Figs. 3and 4. The bars 26 do not, however, form part of our present invention.

It Will be observed that the movable section has at one end legs 28approximately of the height of the legs 14 of the fixed sec tion, and atthe opposite side there are short legs 29. In the open position of thebed the short legs 29 rest on angle brackets 30 on the fixed section,while in the closed po sition, the longer legs 28 of the movable sectionrest on the said brackets 30, the respective positions being indicatedin Figs. 2 and 3.' In the closed position of the bed` the short legs 29may rest on the top frame 10 of the fixed section, so that the two legsof the movable section thus contact with some member or portion of thefixed section, to co-act `with the bars 26 in sustaining the twolsections when spaced apart so as to form the mentioned box-like stowagecompartment 27; or if desired, the legs 28 and 29 may be relied uponalone to supportv the movable section in the closed position.

In connection with each lever 20, or with the one lever if`but one isprovided, wey arrange a contractile spring 35. This spring connects atone end with a rear legl4, preferably near the: top thereof` as at 3f-,while the opposite end of the spring is connected with an arm 37 formedon the shifting lever. By comparing Figs, 2 and 3 it will be observedthat the spring 35 is put under 'which 1s a newarrangement.

tension when the movable section is either in the closed or openposition, and that in the respective positions the spring is swung pastthe center with respect to the fulcrum 21 or center of movement of thelever. This arrangement is found to be very effective in minimizing thepower required to be exerted by the operator in shifting the movablesectionfrom one position to the other, since in both positions of thelever, the spring 35 exerts a lifting pull in an upward direction, aswill be apparent. W'e preferably provide also anotherarrangement ofsprings in connection with the shifting lever, and prefer to employ thetwo forms of springs, since in this way lighter springs will suffice.Thus the additional springs indicated by the numeral 40, and best seenin Figs. 2 and 3, connect the shifting lever with the movabie section,Une end of the spring 40 is shown as connected with an arm 41 preferablyextending from that side of the lever 2() opposite the side having thearm 37 to which the orner spring 35 is connected. The opposite end ofthe spring 40 is connected preferably with a laterally projected fiangemember 42 extend- Ving from the lower end of a leg 28 of the movablesection. The action of both springs in either position of the movablebed section is to aid in throwing the movable section, the action of thespring40 being more pronounced in the open position of the bed. since inthis position. said spring is placed under greater tension. It will beseen in Fig. 2, that when the movable section is to be shifted from theopen position, the

spring 40 tends to draw the lower ends of f the legs 28 inward as themovable section is raised at the inner end, and at the same time rockedon the pivot 23, so moving the movable section as to permit the legs 29to clear the top of the fixed section. We furthermore provide a novelarrangement of connecting links between the bed see tions; thus a link44 is provided at each end. It pivotally connects at one end, as at 45,with the short leg 2t* of the movable section. and extends therefrom tothe top frame 10 of the fixed section or equivalent point of support.One end of the link, Apreferably the one" connected with the fixedsection, is slotted as at 46,'to permit the link to swing beyond itscenter of movement in the raising and lowering of the movable section.

The angle iron legs 28 are adapted to overlap the rear legs 14 of thefixed section when the bed is closed, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and topermit this, the casters 47 on the long legs 28 of the movable sectionare secured to the outwardly projecting flange members 42. In this Waythe casters and the springs 40 are outside the plane of the legs of thefixed se i.

In the form shown if" 5 and 6 the rear legs 14 of the fixed section areprovided with extensions preferably in the form of separately securedbrackets 48, and the said brackets form bearings for the previously'described bar 21 the-f' connects the shifting levers 20. In all otherl.respects the construction is the sameas described in connection withthe other figures.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the construction is similar to Figs. 5 and6, except that the shifting lever 20 has no arm 37. The arm to which thespring 85 is secured is designated 37 and is secured to the bar 21 at apoint inward from the leg 13.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,-

1. A bed comprising sections, of which one is movable from a positionalongside the other to a position above the other, a shifting leverfulcrumed on the relatively fixed section and pivotally connected withthe movable section, and springs, one end of each of which connects withsaid lever,

the opposite ends of the springs being connected respectively with thefixed and the movable sections.

2. Abed comprising sections, of which c e is movable from a position.alongside the other to a\ position above the other, members forming a.link connection between the respective sections, and springs connectedwith said members and extending therefrom to a connection with the fixedbed section and the movable bed section respectively. v'

3. In a bed, comprising a fixed and a relatively movable section, meansfor linking one section to the other, and a spring extending rom'saidconnectingmeans to a connection with the movable section.

4. In a bed, comprising a fixed and a relatively movable scction, meansfor linking one section to the other, antigen spring extending from saidconnecting means to a connection with the legs of the movable section.

In a bed comprising a fixed and a relatively movable section, meansestablishing a link connection between the said ,sections at the ends,and springs extending from said' means to` outwardly projecting memberson the front legs of the movable section.

6. The combination. with a bed comprising al fixed section and a movableSection shiftable from apbsition'alon side the fixed Asection to aposi/tion above t e same, of a member pivotally connected at its lowerend nected with the movable section, said member having a projectingarm, and a Spring connected with said armv and with the fixed section,the arm serving to swing the ad jacent end of the said spring from aposi the said fulcrum when the movable section is shifted from oneposition to the other, the spring in both its positions exerting alifting action on the Said member and on the movable section.

7. In a bed, relatively ixed and movable sections, the movable sectionbeing Shiftable from a position alongside the fixed section to aposition above the same, connections between said sections includin alink pivotally connected with the fixe soctionnear the `top thereof andpivotally connected with the movable section near the top, one of saidends of the link being slidable on its pivotal connection, the said linkwhen the movable section is in the lowered position having its point ofconnection with the movable section lower than the conne@ tion ofthelink with the fixed section, a second link connecting the sections, anda :spring connected with said second link and with the fixed section.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO GASAU. OTTO MARKLEIN. Witnesses:

JOHN P. DAvis,

with the fixed/section and pivotally con- J. L. MCAULIFFE.

tion above the fulcrum to a position below

